Brief Overview of the Handbook<\/h3>\n
Have you just arrived in Woods Hole or are you planning a visit soon?
\nHave you checked in to WHOI?
\nDo you need more information regarding yout J-1 visa status?
\nDo you want to know when will you get paid?
\nDo you need a place to stay? Do you know what your options for housing are?
\nIs Woods Hole a safe place to live?
\nDo you have the identification documents you need?
\nDo you need help settling in to Woods Hole? Do you need help speaking english?<\/p>\n
If any of these questions interest you check out the\u00a0Getting Started<\/a>\u00a0section of the handbook for more information.<\/p>\n —————————–<\/p>\n Where is Woods Hole? If any of these questions interest you check out the\u00a0Woods Hole Community<\/a>\u00a0section of the handbook for more information.<\/p>\n —————————–<\/p>\n Who is the current president of WHOI? If any of these questions interest you check out the\u00a0WHOI & You<\/a>\u00a0section of the handbook for more information.<\/p>\n —————————–<\/p>\n Are there schools for my children to attend? If any of these questions interest you check out the\u00a0Your Family<\/a>\u00a0section of the handbook for more information.<\/p>\n —————————–<\/p>\n Are you interested in knowing more about the customs of Americans? If any of these questions interest youcheck out the\u00a0getting along with americans<\/a>\u00a0section of the handbook for more information.<\/p>\n —————————–<\/p>\n Are you confused as to what work you are are allowed to accept based on your visa? If any of these questions interest you check out the\u00a0Legal and Visa Information<\/a>\u00a0section of the handbook for more information.<\/p>\n —————————–<\/p>\n If you have further questions that you can not find answers to in the handbook, please don’t hesitate to call your\u00a0international committee representative<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nWhat is the weather like in Woods Hole?
\nDo you need to open a bank account?
\nWhat other services are there in the community?
\nIf i get ill what is the healthcare like? Do you need to find out about what health care services are available locally?
\nAre there any local places of worship?
\nWhat is there to do when you are not working?
\nDo you need to find out what types of public transportation are available?
\nWhat do the police do?
\nAre there any national holidays in the USA?
\nWhere is the supermarket and the clothes stores?<\/p>\n
\nDo i get any benefits from working at WHOI?
\nWhat services are available for students at WHOI?
\nWhere can i find out what activities are ongoing in the scientific community?<\/p>\n
\nAre theyre any child care services available?
\nAre they activities for my children?
\nAre there activities or educational courses for my spouse?<\/p>\n
\nDo you need guidelines on how best to communicate with Americans?
\nAre you confused with some of the language used by Americans? Have you noticed that many people do not speak English the way you were taught to speak English?<\/p>\n
\nDo you want to leave the USA for vacation?
\nDo you want to know if you require special permission?
\nDo you want to know which documents you will be required to posess before you leave the USA?
\nDo you want to know which other visa categories are available to you?
\nDo you need to get a social security number? Do you want to know how to do this?
\nDo you want to know what WHOI expects of you before you leave the USA?<\/p>\n
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